85,000 euros per house

How broadband expansion devours taxpayers’ money

Fiber optic projects in rural regions devour up to 85,000 euros of taxpayers' money per household, according to data from the Ministry of Finance. Who pays for this? We all do. Yet many connections are not even used ...

The government wanted to boost digitalization in Austria with one billion euros for broadband. It has succeeded, and the expansion is now well advanced. 1.2 of over 1.4 billion euros have already been "buried". Coverage is already very good, especially in densely populated areas.